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STANDOFF, Alta. – Fire crews were fighting another multimillion-dollar fire on a reserve in southern Alberta. Oscar Cotton, chief of Blood Tribe Emergency Services, said the blaze broke out late ...
March 1 marks the start of wildfire season in Alberta, which comes days after firefighters brought a fire burning west of Ghost Lake, north of Highway 1A, under control. The cause of the 16.67 ...
The spring wildfire season is underway, when the snow has melted but the forest has yet to green up, which makes the arson arrests of two different men in northeastern Alberta this past week that ...
“Thanks to cooler temperatures and more precipitation in many areas of the province, wildfire danger is now low to moderate throughout much of Alberta,” said Minister of Forestry and Parks ...
More people are being forced from their homes as several wildfires rage out-of-control in northern Alberta and blanket areas to the south in an acrid haze. The Alberta government issued an ...
As Alberta heads into the heart of wildfire season, the province is committing almost $1 million to upgrade its early-warning systems. Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says $900,000 is being ...
Zackary Dressler, a Drayton Valley resident, describes packing baby formula and family pictures as he and his wife and child evacuated their home due to wildfires in Alberta, Canada. The shuttle ...
Andrew Boitchenko, the member for Drayton Valley-Devon, highlighted $311 million for emergency routes in Alberta ... rich economy among communities that wildfires often put at risk.
As Alberta heads into the heart of wildfire season, the province is committing almost $1 million to upgrade its early-warning systems. Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says $900,000 is being allocated to ...